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|race = [[Human]] | |race = [[Human]] | ||
|gender = Male | |gender = Male | ||
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| | |era = {{Term|Series|Era of Light and Dark|link}} | ||
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The | The {{Term/Store|Average Middle-Aged Man||Series, ALttP}} is a character in {{ALttP}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= A&A |publisher= |page= 388 {{Exp Game|ALttP}}}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
The man is a former [[Thief]] who specialized in picking [[lock]]s who now lives at the entrance of the [[Desert of Mystery]] under the guise of being a ordinary man in silent meditation, sitting by a sign that tells people to leave him be. If Link picks up or slices his [[Sign]], the man will break his silence and follow Link until he leaves the area.<ref>{{Cite|Why did you take my sign? It says plain as day to just leave me alone! Sheeesh!|Average Middle-Aged Man|ALttP}}</ref> | |||
After hearing about the "average" man from a [[ | After hearing about the "average" man from a [[Storyteller|former thief]] located in a cave near the [[Ice Palace]] or from a [[Thief]] in the [[Lost Woods]],<ref>{{Cite|Heh heh. Thank you. To tell you the truth, I used to be a thief in the Light World... some of my fellow thieves went into hiding because they were afraid of being caught. One of them was a master locksmith, but now he is hiding the fact that he was a thief... by pretending to be a strange middle-aged guy! Ha ha ha...|Storyteller|ALttP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Hey kid, this is a secret hide-out for a gang of thieves! Don't enter without permission! By the way, I heard that one of our ex-members is staying at the entrance to the desert.|Storyteller|ALttP}}</ref> Link can return to him with the [[Treasure Chest#Varieties|Locked Chest]] found in the {{Term|ALttP|Gossip Shop|link}}. The man offers to open the Chest for Link in exchange for him not telling anyone about his true identity.<ref>{{Cite|I heard that you know I used to be a thief, right? Well, I'll open a chest for you. Will you keep it secret from everyone else? Would you please promise?|Average Middle-Aged Man|ALttP}}</ref> He gives Link the [[Bottle|Magic Bottle]] that was inside in exchange for Link's silence. Afterwards, he will not care whether or not his sign is taken by Link.<ref>{{Cite|Remember, you promised... Don't tell to anyone.|Average Middle-Aged Man|ALttP}}</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The man asking Link to keep his identity a "secret from everyone" is | *The man asking Link to keep his identity a "secret from everyone" is a reference to the famous quote from {{TLoZ}}. | ||
*During the ending credits, the man can be seen back to his old ways trying to pick locks in the [[Desert of Mystery]]. | *During the ending credits, the man can be seen back to his old ways trying to pick locks in the [[Desert of Mystery]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:37, 15 April 2024
The Average Middle-Aged Man is a character in A Link to the Past.[1]
Biography
The man is a former Thief who specialized in picking locks who now lives at the entrance of the Desert of Mystery under the guise of being a ordinary man in silent meditation, sitting by a sign that tells people to leave him be. If Link picks up or slices his Sign, the man will break his silence and follow Link until he leaves the area.[2]
After hearing about the "average" man from a former thief located in a cave near the Ice Palace or from a Thief in the Lost Woods,[3][4] Link can return to him with the Locked Chest found in the Gossip Shop. The man offers to open the Chest for Link in exchange for him not telling anyone about his true identity.[5] He gives Link the Magic Bottle that was inside in exchange for Link's silence. Afterwards, he will not care whether or not his sign is taken by Link.[6]
Trivia
- The man asking Link to keep his identity a "secret from everyone" is a reference to the famous quote from The Legend of Zelda.
- During the ending credits, the man can be seen back to his old ways trying to pick locks in the Desert of Mystery.
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Names | Meanings |
 Japanese | へんなおじさん (Hen na Ojisan)[8] | Weird Middleage Man |
 Italian | Uomo di mezza età[7] | Middle-aged man |
| This table was generated using translation pages. To request an addition, please contact a staff member with a reference. | ||
References
- ↑ Art & Artifacts, Dark Horse Books, pg. 388 (ALttP)
- ↑ "Why did you take my sign? It says plain as day to just leave me alone! Sheeesh!" — Average Middle-Aged Man (A Link to the Past)
- ↑ "Heh heh. Thank you. To tell you the truth, I used to be a thief in the Light World... some of my fellow thieves went into hiding because they were afraid of being caught. One of them was a master locksmith, but now he is hiding the fact that he was a thief... by pretending to be a strange middle-aged guy! Ha ha ha..." — Storyteller (A Link to the Past)
- ↑ "Hey kid, this is a secret hide-out for a gang of thieves! Don't enter without permission! By the way, I heard that one of our ex-members is staying at the entrance to the desert." — Storyteller (A Link to the Past)
- ↑ "I heard that you know I used to be a thief, right? Well, I'll open a chest for you. Will you keep it secret from everyone else? Would you please promise?" — Average Middle-Aged Man (A Link to the Past)
- ↑ "Remember, you promised... Don't tell to anyone." — Average Middle-Aged Man (A Link to the Past)
- ↑ L'arte di una leggenda, Magazzini Salani, pg. 388
- ↑ "私に、話かけないで。私は、へんなおじさんです。立て札をぬいたりしないで下さい" — Average Middle-Aged Man (A Link to the Past, Japanese localization)